Come learn how to grow delicious, organic, homegrown vegetables. From tips and tricks to basic plant needs you'll learn how fun and easy it is to grow your own food!

This event is just one part of our 3rd Annual Gardening & DIY Fest on Saturday, May 18 from 11:00-5:00 PM. In addition to the workshops there will be vendors selling handmade wares, plants, fresh flowers, body care and more!

This improv comedy performance will be put on by members of Work Friends, a long form improv troupe based out of Ann Arbor Civic Theater.  They use a monoscene form, where they take a suggestion from the audience at the top of the set, build a world based off the suggestion, and live in that world as one character for the entire scene.  

For this show, Work Friends will begin with some quicker, short form games, then move on to a long-form set in which their characters will build a narrative together.

Local crafter Beth Battey will teach you how to make a cool chainmail twist bracelet, using links, pliers, and patience! It will take the entire time to complete this project.

Get creative with some simple wire-wrapped jewelry making techniques. Use copper wire to twist and twirl your way to some beautiful jewelry creations.

Local crafter Beth Battey returns for this workshop.

Learn how to make some simple, geometric origami—from a basic box to a butterfly ball!

Local crafter Beth Battey returns to introduce us to Nålbinding (Danish: literally "binding with a needle" or "needle-binding.") Nålbinding is an ancient, but still practiced, fabric creation technique that predates both knitting and crochet.

Want to start making handmade items for yourself or as gifts?

Local crafter Beth Battey will get you started in the wonderful world of crochet with a simple beginner's project.

Local crafter Beth Battey leads this very soapy event! Start with brightly colored wool roving (aka HAIR off a sheep that has been processed) and add soap and warm water to create your own felted wool balls.

This exhibit features the work of four friends: Kathleen Alfonso, Susan Clinthorne, Suzanne Coles and Lidia Kaku and is centered around the theme: Exterior / Interior Spaces. Through their work, the artists explore the interior spaces of the soul, imagination, the interplay between one's interior and exterior choice of surroundings as well as what is true and beautiful in our nature. This exhibit includes works in acrylics, oils, collage, and mixed media and will be on display from September 9 - October 18 at the Malletts Creek Exhibit Space.

Local beekeeper Rebecca Wittekindt will teach you the basics of bees, from what goes on in the hive to the basics of caring for bees. You'll learn about the beehive, how beekeepers harvest honey, and get a chance to look at some beekeeping equipment. The presentation will wrap up with a honey tasting, so be sure to stop by this sweet event.